[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary] page -

Islington 1863

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]

This page requires JavaScript

Download table as:

TABLE IV.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED,

From March 26th, 1863, to April 2nd, 1864.

		West Sub-District.	East Sub-District.	Total.
Number of Houses inspected		464	292	756
Drains	Constructed	47	71	118
	Improved or repaired	130	155	285
	Traps fixed	199	224	423
Cesspools	Abolished	45	27	72
Cesspools	Cleansed or disinfected	¹	...	1
Privies and Water Closets	Pan, trap, and water supply furnished	31	23	54
	Pan and trap only furnished	10	5	15
	Water supply furnished	84	116	200
Dust-Bins	Constructed	39	55	94
Dust-Bins	Repaired and covers adapted	91	67	158
Surface Drains and Pavement of Yards	Constructed	2	72	74
Surface Drains and Pavement of Yards	Relaid	91	83	174
General Water Supply	jNew receptacle provided	33	12	45
	Receptacle repaired and cleansed	39	63	102
	Water supply provided	...	5	5
Other Improvements	Houses generally repaired	27	54	81
	,, cleansed or limewashed	130	139	269
	,, ventilated	3	7	10
Overcrowding abated		27	20	53
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued		13	20	33